Mosquito-borne viruses and male infertility: Zika was just the beginning – the impact of dengue on sperm DNA integrity
Hafsa Tariq, Dua Asim, Mahnoor Sheikh, Jaber Hamad Jaber Amin · 2026
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Hafsa Tariq and others studied whether dengue illness harms male fertility, in 2026. Dengue cases surged to roughly fourteen million in 2024. New reports link acute illness to brief drops in sperm count and possible rises in sperm DNA breaks, perhaps through fever-driven oxidative stress. Zika virus had already shown that bug-borne viruses can affect male breeding.
The review matches dengue's effects on sperm with Zika's, weighing the strength of the results and the ways involved. It also draws out meanings for fertility advice after illness. Doctors gain a timely summary of a missed consequence of a common tropical disease, with guidance on what to tell people.
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| CREATOR | Hafsa Tariq, Dua Asim, Mahnoor Sheikh, Jaber Hamad Jaber Amin |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 5 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |